CRANIOVERTEBRAL JUNCTION MORPHOMETIC EVALUATION WITH RECONSTRUCTIVE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
Journal Title: Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery - Year 2016, Vol 27, Issue 1
Abstract
Objective: The aim of the study is to evaluate information from reconstructive computed tomography parameters of the craniovertebral junction(CVJ) in asymptomatic individuals. Materials and Method: We inspected 98 consecutive CVJ reconstructive computed tomography scans obtained in adult patients who were admitted to our hospital for emergency treatment of non-CVJ conditions retrospectively. Results: 98 patients (46 females, 46.9 %, and 52 males, 53.1 %) were included in the study. Accordingly, mean age was 51.7 ± 18.7 years, mean Chamberline-Odontoid Distance was 2.5 ± 1.2 mm, mean Grabb-Oakes was 6.8 ± 1.4 mm, mean Atlantodental Interval was 1.4 ± 0.5 mm, mean Foramen Magnum AP was 34.3 ± 3.2 mm, and mean Foramen Magnum Lat-Lat, Coronal was 30.0 ± 2.7 mm. When the measurements were compared between females and males, it was found that only foramen magnum anterior-posterior(AP) distance was significantly different between genders (33.1 ± 2.6 mm in females, 35.4 ± 3.4 mm in males, p=0.011), and males had larges foramen magnum AP distance values. Age (p=0.960), Chamberline-Odontoid Distance (p=0.952), Grabb-Oakes (p=0.068), Atlantodental Interval (p=0.680), and Foramen Magnum Lat-Lat Coronal (p=0.741) were similar between females and males. Conclusions: When evaluating CVJ malformations, surgeons should take into account the normal ranges based on computed tomography scan instead of those obtained from plain radiographs.
Authors and Affiliations
Nail DEMİREL, Alptekin GÜL, Sinem GERGİN, Hanife Gülden DÜZKALIR, Recep BAŞARAN, Ali Haluk DÜZKALIR, Cumhur Kaan YALTIRIK, Selçuk ÖZDOĞAN
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